My Father was a commando in New Guinea during WW2 and then he rejoined for Korea. He was in 3 battalion at kapyong and later on was shot in the leg. He was transferred to the service corps and became a driver. He stayed in the army and ended up going to Vietnam as a transport Sargent. I served in the army for a few years and always said the old man done enough fighting for the whole family!

As an American it always irritated me that we either never fully appreciated our allies who fought with us , or ignored their contributions / sacrifices. We largely skipped over learning about them in school as well. As a former Infantryman myself I want to say thank you to the men of countries we fought beside , past , present , future . Those of us who worked directly with you will always remember your participation & sacrifice . Respect.

There was a Korean War vet who served in the 1st Marine Division that went to my church many years back who had been trapped in the Chosin Reservoir during the awful winter retreat of 1950-51. He told me that he had been holding the line in a foxhole when the North Koreans and Chinese attacked, and he was bayoneted in the face just above his mouth by a Chinese soldier as he jumped down into the trench and planted his feet on the ground. He remembered thinking at that critical moment that it was the end of his life, but just before the enemy could push the blade through the back of his skull, his foxhole mate shot the Chinese soldier dead with his Garand. He was wounded from the attack but somehow managed to escape with the rest of the Marines who got out of that frozen Hell. He told me that one of the reasons the enemy soldier wasn't able to deliver the killing blow in one jab was because when he entered the foxhole he only had enough reach to pierce his head partially before landing inside the hole. Once on the ground, his buddy had enough time to finish him off. The bayonet only pierced his upper lip and into his mouth cavity, not reaching his brain. I'll never forget that story as long as I live, and those boys went through a fight for survival that nobody today can even imagine.

“People still don’t know about it. It’s a forgotten battle in a forgotten war.” True. Horrific battle. Excellent recounting of a war.

My father fought in world War 2 and the Korean War. I served in Korea 1972- 1973 with the 2nd infantry Division at Camp Casey, South Korea 🇰🇷 . The spring and summers looked like Vietnam 🇻🇳 but the winter was a brutal cold. I thought about the troopers who fought there during the 1950s especially during the brutal cold of winter. I salute them !

As a retired US Army Soldier, it was always an honor work with my British, Australian, New Zealand and Canadian allies.

I am proud to say that my uncle was there with the 3rd RAR and there is a photo of him standing above the Chinese prisoners holding a jacket. He served in both WW2 and Korea and retired form service in the late 70s. He was a proud man who spoke very little of he's service. RIP Uncle Doug ( Bluey )

One soldier who performed valiantly was asked how he felt about not being awarded responded: "Not true! I wasn't overlooked, I was awarded my life"!

In Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada there's an area named "The Kapyong Barracks" which was the home base for the Princess Patricias. Until just recently I had no idea of the valour of all of these troops - Canadians, Aussies, New Zealanders. I am awestruck.

"wind blowing from Manchusia was so cold that I had to turn away to be able to breathe”. That summed up my experience of two winters in DMZ.

A good friend of mine was a Marine in Vietnam in 1968. He had quite a bit of contact with Australian "diggers" while there. He had nothing but the highest praise for them...for their skill and their courage! Of course those who study recent wars (WWI until the present) know that Aussie "diggers" are as good as any soldiers you'll see anywhere.

My uncle serving with the Canadians was at this very battle . He said that we killed thousands of them . My dad was also in Korea serving as a Royal Canadian engineer . He got a medal for destroying a bridge under enemy fire . Both he and my uncle were wounded in combat . It is part of our Canadian history that really needs to be taught in school .

My uncle was a corporal in the 3RAR during the Korean war and fought at Kapyong. Stayed in the army during the Malayan emergency and went on to become regimental sgt major and an expert in jungle warfare. He trained troops for Vietnam. Left the army in the early seventies. I think Vietnam ended it for him. After all the action he saw and survived, was killed by a drunk driver soon after leaving the army.

as a Korean i thank to all the nations who came to aid us. we S.Koreans have a huge debt and we will never forget the brave people who sacrifice and spilled blood on this soil. thank you.

Thanks Aussies for your service! I was born in 1948 in Victoria,British Columbia,Canada. My dad served in WW2 in the Canadian Army Special Operations Executive (S.O.E.) Force 136.🇨🇦😇🙏

meanwhile, let's also remember the Battle of Yultong where a whole company of Filipinos held the line from advancing Chinese armored brigades, when the Greeks, Turks, Puerto Ricans, and Americans simultaneously retreated from the scene.

Dadda Woods, DCM, 3RAR, was killed at Kapyong. An original with the 9th Australian Division , 2/15 th Battallion, he fought in Tobruk, El Alamein, and won the DCM in New Guinea. He had gone in against entrenched Japanese machine guns, with Owen gun and grenades. His uniform was riddled with bullets. He was originally recommended for the VC, but downgraded to DCM. He took out two Japanese Machine gun nests.I often think of Dadda, a typical example of the tough Australian diggers of that era. They were formidable soldiers!

Gapyeong is the place I go a lot with my bike. We appreciate those fallen heroes everytime we see the monument. Thank you so much for saving my nation

I was in for a few years and Kapyong, along with other battles/conflict zones was always regaled, and I thought I was "full bottle" on the subject, WELL, I sure learnt a few new things in this doco. I'm a little ashamed to admit that I should have known these things from years ago. Good doco, well presented and it is ALWAYS good to have voices from those that were there. It adds to the learning experience, plus it's good to have these interviews preserved for generations to come. All my career I thought that UN forces pushed the NKs back across the 38th parallel and then held ground. I was unaware that the UN moved north as far as it did to the Yalu River 😮 Thanks for a well presented doco, just goes to show how much Korea is the "forgotten" war. Gav

As a teenager I worked with a few Korean war vets on the Queensland Railways, they would tell a yarn or two and were happy go lucky blokes. I looked up to them and a good handful of us young blokes joined the ARES. I have never forgotten those men whom I consider as national treasures.❤🇦🇺

Thank you so much Anzac~~~~from Seoul Korea 한국을 구해주신 영연방 용사들에게 정말 감사드립니다!!! 우리는 잊지않고 영원히 기억할 겁니다....서울 강남에 사는 시민 씀!!! 김정은과 시진핑 일당 타도!!!

For clarification as I don't think it is mentioned in the vid: 2 PPCLI stands for Second Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry. I served with that battalion in Germany in the late 80s. We proudly wore the US Presidential Citation on each shoulder. All members of that bn still do to this day (while serving on strength). When I returned to the third bn after a year, I had to remove the citations. It is significant as it is the only unit in Canada to be so honoured. Kapyong Day is celebrated every year. Another note. The video plays archive footage of interviews with various Canadians including journalist Peter Worthington. The caption doesn't do him credit as he was himself a Korea War vet. He served a year in Korea with 1 PPCLI as an infantry Lt. His father was a tank squadron commander in Normandy during WW2.

Brilliant, moving. Many times the most important battles are never properly recognized. I will recognize this one. ..well done. Thank you.

Several years ago, I was speaking with a veteran of the Battle of Kapyong, 'Robbo' his nickname. He told me he was on listening post forward of the trenches when the hoards overran him but took no notice of him, he said he stood up and ran back to his lines with them! He said if an enemy soldier looked sideways at him during the run back, he shot him. Kapyong Veterans, such gutsy diggers! I salute you. From a retired Aussie Armoured Corps soldier.

As an American combat veteran, I too appreciate and respect the tenacity of our allies. Two of my uncles served with the American 213 field artillery 105mm self propelled, that supported the Australian infantry during this battle. I grew up listening to their stories about this time. The unit was also awarded a Presidential unit citation for their efforts in support of the Aussies . incredible men , incredible outcome because of their valiant efforts. At one point in the battle the Aussies called for artillery fire directly on their position as they had been over run. The accurate fire with high explosives and smoke rounds caused the Chinese to retreat thinking they were being gassed. As the Aussies tactically withdrew they were supported by artillery fire by the 213FA. My uncles always talked glowingly with much respect of the Australian forces. they didn't think much of the ROK army as they had broken and retreated on multiple occasions.

Thank you ! We, Korean, always try to remember your sacrifice!

God bless all those who fought in that war. I am reminded of my oldest brother who served there with the 5th Marines. This war may be "forgotten" to some but not to me and my family. An excellent documentary.

Kapyong. Where together us Canucks, Aussies and Kiwis showed up, stood up and fought them off! Cheers to my commenwealth brothers!

Great vid extremely informative thanks

The irony of life in a battle it is the living that gets the awards recognition n medals and most of them don’t appreciate it or felt that they are not worthy it is their dead comrades who deserve such Honor recognition and the medal of Gallantries! K

I’m American and I appreciate the contributions of all our allies in WW1, WW2, Korea, Vietnam and the Desert Wars

Well done ! I was 3PPCLI during the 1970's and that blue patch had to be explained to most people as they had never heard of Kapyong.

Excellent documentary! I did not know about this battle featuring ANZAC and Canadian troops guarding the approach to Seoul. The Korean War is of interest to me since my father served there in ‘52 - ‘53 for a US anti-aircraft unit attached to an infantry division. God rest his soul he always talked about how bitterly cold it got in the winter there! Had a lot of stories I got to hear about growing up.

I had a Korean War vet acquaintance who told me that he was ashamed of the the things he had done during the war and how when he traveled to China many years later he told someone at the airport that he once was an enemy soldier during the Korean war, so this person rushed to call an elderly airport employee who was also a veteran of that war, they embraced and together cried.

감사합니다! 머나먼 이국 한국에서 목숨바쳐지켜주신것에 영원히 잊지않을겁니다! 역사는 되풀이된다고 또 국제정세와 중공이설쳐되지만 예전의한국이아니고 이젠 도움을받는나라에서 도움을줄수있는나라로 더욱발전할것입니다!

That Lt called in a broken arrow on his own position for 40 straight mins while standing leading fighting communications on his own position I'm telling you my whole life all over the world 🌎 I ask myself this --- where do these people come from ??? Born to be heros and follow me all the way --- a true spartan warrior --- RIP LT LEVY JOB WELL DONE.

God bless the Commonwealth forces. An Aussie and US citizen. A US Veteran.

I did not know of this battle either. My father in law fought in the Korean War an it must have been awful. I was in Vietnam and everyone respected the australians! I was assigned to work w/ the Roks south of Phang Rang and when we were almost wiped out the Roks I got to know in the hospital all said this was nothing to 1950s Korea they learned from their parents!

This Australian learnt about the Korean War as an adult. I haven't forgotten.

My father was in Korea from the start of the war for two years, as kids we wanted to go to see the snow like some of the other kids at school, he put us in the chest freezer for a few minutes and said do you still want to go to the snow, he reckoned he was never so cold as Korea in the winter

While stationed in Turkey, 1982, I had the pleasure of speaking with Turkish veterans who had fought in Korea, during the early '50's.

I have heard about this battle and Always Remember that the Canadian and Australian Troops fought in a OUTSTANDING manner . Sgt. Crash

...a few years back, an old prospector I was helping out one weekend told me he was at Kapyong. He was in the Princess Pat's. Two types of grenades he said...one that went off almost right away, and the other type that had about an 8 second fuse. He used 5 boxes of grenades on one night alone...

The assertion that 16th Fd Regt wasn’t in action and in support of the infantry at 19:36 is totally incorrect. In fact, they fired so many rounds that night the gunners couldn’t lay on their aiming posts due to all the cordite smoke and resorted to using the moon instead!

Extraordinary description - working backwards from the known facts, interviews from both sides & observers, candid, but brief, criticisms, no second-guessing; especially, keeping the 'acting' fragmentary. I can't imagine a better documentary.

Might be pedantic but it's the third battallion of the Royal Australian Regiment. Not the third Australian regiment. Good doco though.

Truman had the ability, the technology, and the blessing of the UN to put an end to this,, first with a warning, and then with a practical demonstration. His failure to act here cost countless lives, and planted the seeds for a north korean problem that continues to this day.

The Canadians not getting any medals from the Canadian government is the story of the Canadian forces after World War Two.

Not sure if it still is (its been 30 years), but Kapyong was the name of one of the Officer Cadet Companies at the Royal Military College, Duntroon (along with Gallipoli, El Alamein, Kokoda, Long Tan). It's not totally forgotten.

Our KIWI cousins are the best artillery unit in the World, they've always been there to cover our backs when we needed them, thanks guys. If you haven't seen the movie "Danger Close" sit down a watch it, it not only makes me proud of our ANZAC troops but it tells a true story that is almost lost to history because the World has been taught that Vietnam was an American war just like Korea and the Pacific war in WW2, so untrue. Thanks also Canada, we'll always have your backs too.

I can not give medals. I am dust of the earth American who is deeply greatfull of all that fought .

A brilliantly done documentary, I sincerely look forward to anymore that you may do... Thankyou To the soldiers & Peoples of All sides RIP... Never Forgotten ✌️💭

as an Aussie and Canadian its super weird.. my grandad fought in Korea for the canadians and my other grandad for australia in the battle of long tan in vietnam. Bruce (Canadian) said the NZ artillery was the best his ever seen same with my other grandad. in both Battles those guns could of exploded at anytime from overuse and over heating but they just kept firing.

Excellent documentary reflecting the realities of war

Well done! - I subbed.

Thankyou for this enlightening Video !🙈🙉🙊😢😀

I didn't even know anything about the Korean War until now. Very grateful.

The sound on this are recorded at too low a level to hear it. compared to the adds or other programs

Bob Breen's book, "The Battle of Kapyong" is a must-read for anyone interested in the battle. Can be a bit tricky to find, but worth the hunt.

My great grandfather earned the Presidential Citation for being on hill 677, he was there during their last stand as a member of 2 PPCLI. I still remember my grandmother's stories of how it affected him after the war.

tough soldiers, fighting hard when outnumbered. Worthy of respect.

A very well made presentation.

Well researched, happy to see the 2 PPCLI veterans brought in. Nulli Secondus

This was a great documentary, idk about the rest of the channel but this one was good. Lol.

Thank you for protecting Korea. Koreans will never forget your sacrifice.

Pretty well done, but I would have like to seen more footage and/or photos from the actual battle.

2 Battalion PPCLI was there and they are stationed in Kapyong barracks in there home base in Canada.

I think we tend to forget the Korean war; it was so long ago. The only thing I knew about that war was that we moved from L.A., Calif. to northern Calif because Daddy wanted to get us out of the city and he took over the medical practice and office of a medical doctor who went to the Korean war to work in a hospital. It was a small town and a great place to grow up. It was a large place with room for all the bedrooms on the 2nd floor and many acres for my father (who was raised on a farm in the Midwest) to garden, have animals and raise us kids to know the value of where our food came from! We had an orchard with fruit and nut trees, woods to play in and a high treehouse already there that we took over, after Daddy climbed up to be sure it was safe to play in, and he reinforced the boards on the tree that were the steps. Of course, we heard stories on the news about the Korean war, but they were of little importance to me then. As I watch the above video, it seems like the Viet Nam war to me, but I can now understand it a bit better, so thanks for posting. As General Sherman said long ago, "War Is Hell" and that never changes!

My father Charles Hess ,Gene, fought in Korea 187 airborne made the combat jumps had respect for Britain, Canada, and New Zealand troops small in size big in statue

I often wonder if commanders ordered their men on occasion to collect enemy arms and ammunition. At least I've never seen it in documentary or movie. I would think the automatic weapons and ammo gathered from the dead is a necessary precaution.

Thank You. For the Lesson on The Korean War. This was a Great docudrama, possibly the best I've ever seen. War is wasteful & in the End, never Seems to Solve, anything. As the Chinese ex-Soldier said. IT would be Nice? IF there were no More War's.

As an Australian and American I am in awe of the courage of the Australians, Canadians, New Zealanders, and American tankers who fought at this horrible place. The enemy were brave as well. That courage resulted in South Korea being free from communism. I hope that there is no more wars, but this war in Ukraine, and the potential attack on the Chinese of Taiwan makes me wonder if anyone reads books, or watches programs like this. Only then will people see there is no glory in war. It must be prevented. Like many others, I served in West Germany in the 70s during the Cold War, and it was worth the service. Pray for peace and freedom. LTC Rick K. Jr.

Anytime a General says, We'll be home by Christmas" they should be fired on the spot.

Really interesting. thanks

Brilliant documentary. It is astonishing (and terrifying) what the Chinese soldier will put up with.

Respect the Chinese volunteers soldiers who bravely fought in the Korean War. At the time the U.S. had already had the nuclear bombs. The Chinese soldiers did not even have an air support. Our soldiers didn’t even have proper winter clothing. We single handily fought with the whole Western world. We were not even at the same level in terms of weaponry. We managed to protect the North Korea even though we didn’t benefit any from that war. Talk about bravery, now that’s bravery.

i did hear that from tank vets. tanks would travel with machine guns pointed at each other to hose off enemy infantry

Kapyong is taught to every Canadian Solider in Basic training.

My Father was RNZASC Volunteer for Korea. He and 3 others were Kiwi Sect. 28th Field Reg. Royal Engineers, Attached to Plant Troop, (Canadian). The only thing he ever told me was, that he cleared land mines for prisoner snatches, and put them back afterwards. He told me of a story about Aussies putting a big red stone tail, on the white stone Kiwi at The Church on Kiwi Hill. I know the place existed, but whether its true or not? Only someone there could say for sure. I did see a clip of an ice hockey game between Canadians, and Aussies & Kiwis. That was a laugh. Yes I guess amongst the cold, and misery, they had to do things to entertain themselves.

Definitely, this is a story that should continue to be told. Such bravery.

Well done to the redoubtable Aussies. You can always rely on the Australian's to knock seven shades of manure out of the opposition- tough, dogged, resilient fighters- great enthusiasm for employing the bayonet (As the NVA discovered in Vietnam) excellent soldiers. *RESPECT* from Britain to Australia- it's a privilege to call Australia an ally.

Well done boys ! I am really happy the Australians and Canadians got recognized well deserved , but the New Zealander's should have also , no artillery , what would have happened guys ?

An excellent video

In another documentary, a Korean War veteran said there was only one person greeted him when he returned home from Korea (then wept). Says it all.

Forgotten War? Those of us who did a tour in the ROK, We don't forget!

Brilliant, well researched documentary. Mind boggling bravery, men with backbones.

Respect and Honor for the brave Aussies, New Zealanders and Canadians who brought the Panche to the Chinese army

I reallly like this movie. I would suggest rearding Clay Blair's "The Forgotten War, Korea 1950-53." The accounts of the Chosin Reservoir are quite similar only it was minus 30 degrees F. I remember reading official US Army histories of Korea. The physical training of the American Army was poor in June,1950. Many garrison troops in Japan had only had basic training and little follow up training or regimental field exercises. One important lesson from Korea is the need for a high state of physical conditioning for all soldiers even for clerks, mechanics and cooks. It is also important for infantry soldiers to have basic training, advanced infantry training, battalion and regimental field problems along with constant equipment maintenance. These necessary training activities were short changed for an easy life of short work weeks, geisha girls and saki drinking at the bar in Japan from 1946-50. The one thing MacArthur did was Operation Roll Up." All old equipment from WW2 Pacific Island battles was policed up by survey teams and engineer troops with heavy equipment then sent back to US Army depots for clean up, overhaul, refurbishment and reutilization. The Japanese soldiers worked near miracles repairing small arms, guns, tanks, tires, trucks, jeeps and countless other equipment. Operation Roll Up provided over 70 percent of the equipment used in the Korean War preventing American defeat. The Japanese gained firsthand knowledge of American assembly line industrial knowledge. The Japanese put this knowledge to work in business producing transistor radios, electronics, cars, ships and many other goods exported around the globe. I served in the 1st Infantry Division US Army during the 1991 Persian Gulf War. This war was mostly long range artillery, tanks shooting at over 2,000 meters, air strikes and attack helicopters much of this happened at nightime. Our combat was impersonal like in a naval battle. However, we got see the work done the next morning. We had af British division near us most of the time. British rations were different than our MRE's. One big difference between Americans and British soldiers were the close comradeship between the British officers, Noncoms and their men. The American officers, their Noncoms and men didn't really get along very well. We tolerated each other because we had to work together. I never felt the comradeship in the US Army I saw in the British Army. I think in watching this movie you get a feeling that the British, Australia and New Zealand have a much different culture. The US Army often felt like a huge impersonal corporation.

t is well-known as one of the greatest battles Australian and Canadian forces fought during the Korean War. As a Korean, I sincerely thank the U.N. soldiers who sacrificed themselves in this battle.

What part of 38th parallel The brave philippine expeditionary forces positioned

Amazing Doc am huge consumer of true history and I am greatfull and deepfully saddened of the sacrufice on ALL sides. Sorry for the spelling

It's hard to believe heroism of this magnitude is forgotten to history, these guys are some hardcore soldiers and deserve recognition for what they endured. I have nothing but the utmost respect for their heroism and sacrifices. Who knew(sarcasm) that these people would end up being our greatest enemy in today's world. My grandfather told me he could never kill enough Chinese and as a WW2 vet also said unlike fighting the Germans he never got sick of killing the them.

War has no pity. Truer words never spoken old man I feel your pain and hopefully your memories have softened----

It’s kinda crazy how we don’t learn about the other countries that were alongside with us in wars. I think the most we learned about other countries was just on a single prominent person from that country that that Prussian who helped shape our early army and French. Nothing mentioned about other countries in Korea and Vietnam also the Middle East.

My father was a Canadian air force M.P. He had a choice, Korea or West Germany. He chose West Germany. He told me that had he chosen Korea I would not be here today. He met my mother in Scotland while he was on leave from Germany. Thank God for his choice.

What happened in the Kapyong Valley and to Colonel Ferguson can only be described what typically happens in, "the fog of war". That's a fancy term for utter confusion, changing and conflicting orders in the face of trying to wrest control of the situation. Company grade officers, the lieutenants and the captains suffer the most and being expected to put up with all the confusion without complaint. If you want to see hatred on the faces of your soldiers, just wait till they're halfway finished digging their fox holes and you have to tell them to stop and go elsewhere and dig because the battalion commander said so. You have no idea where he's getting his information and orders. For the brave but luckless and hapless Australian soldiers, Kapyong Valley should have been renamed, "Murphy's Valley". Whatever could go wrong in that valley for the Australians did indeed go wrong. The courageous Aussies would have to put up with more combat bs fifteen years later in Vietnam.

It is very sad that the war was even started by the North to no avail because it only ended up around the same lines as it started. So many died on both sides basically for nothing. As one man said, ''I wish there was no more wars''.

Excellent stuff.

Do have to say the reenactments are very well done.

This war will only be forgotten by fools.